Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 15,906 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 15,906 t for cereals n.e.c. — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Sierra Leone peaked at 16,366 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 800 t, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 25th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 911.11 t | 800 t | 1,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 872.3 t | 800 t | 1,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,135 t | 1,100 t | 1,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,914 t | 1,140 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,762 t | 2,700 t | 8,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,504 t | 8,179 t | 10,454 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,154 t | 11,646 t | 16,366 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 22 Republic of Korea 21,538 t compare
- 23 Austria 18,910 t compare
- 24 Argentina 17,245 t compare
- 26 New Zealand 14,988 t compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 14,988 t compare
- 28 Burundi 14,177 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 47.85 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — production in Sierra Leone?
- Cereals n.e.c. — production in Sierra Leone was 15,906 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16,366 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 t in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.